Sedre ni Waiwai

human history

Sedre ni Waiwai (oil dish). Dish used for waiwai (coconut oil) or yaqona (kava). Rectangular shape with rectangular base at underside carved from solid kau (wood) of dark brown colour. Thick walls with shallow depth. Crack through the middle. Two holes drilled through which a fibre cord is threaded through. Surface has some polish.

Nama tāpiringa: 1924.139 Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
Ingoa Kē

Oil dish (English)

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1924.139

Rā Tāpiringa

03 Jul 1924

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

8758 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
13 Mātātuhi
dish, oil, 1924.139, 8758, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 02 May 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
dish, oil, 1924.139, 8758, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 02 May 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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